Spanish doctors recruited at Neath Port Talbot Hospital
DOCTORS have been recruited in Spain to help keep services running at Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
Health chiefs admit it is taking a lot of time and energy to maintain trained doctor coverage at the hospital, which lost its acute medicine service last year.
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Neath Port Talbot Hospital
That led to emergency medical patients from the Neath Port Talbot area being seen in Swansea or Bridgend hospitals, where staff were also transferred to cope with the extra workload.
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board has now published the findings of a review of last summer's urgent service change. One issue that has been flagged up in the review is staffing.
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ABMU says the sustainability of the new service model relies on Neath Port Talbot Hospital's ability to recruit non-training grade doctors. These had to be of sufficient seniority to take responsibility for the hospital out of hours.
Chief operating officer Alex Howells said: "This has necessitated in an additional recruitment drive since the service change, with up to three additional doctors expected to arrive shortly from the recent Spanish recruitment exercise.
"Nurse practitioners are also playing an increasingly pivotal role."
Mrs Howells said staffing continued to be something that took a lot of time and energy to maintain. As well as recruiting in Spain, she said, the board continued to advertise clinical fellowship and locum positions.
"That isn't coming easily or automatically. It's something we need to look at in Changing For The Better," she said.
"It's still a challenge for us to recruit to fill these vacancies, and the board needs to be aware of that."
The review found that, by and large, the flow of emergency medical patients to Singleton, Morriston and Princess of Wales hospitals had been in line with assumptions.
However, there were daily fluctuations in numbers, which meant additional work was required in the Swansea and Bridgend hospitals to allow them to respond to this.
Some changes to Neath Port Talbot's cardiac arrest team will also be made, along with a drive to get more patients to attend the minor injuries unit at night.
Mrs Howells added: "There has been significant co-operation from staff on all sites in achieving progress to date."
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by Neathboy234
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 6:59PM
“Zoomer I think you have been reading too many anti European papers my friend. When you are part of a club then you have to agree with the majority, although the UK is only to happy to use it's veto at the drop of a hat.
Back to subject i'd like to welcome these Spanish doctors to the UK i'm sure they will do a great job, in a hospital that British doctors for various reasons are very reluctant to work in”
by Zoomer
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 6:22PM
“Neathboy234
Do you really want to be in a club whereby The Committee take no notice of what you as a member say. Where decisions are made for the benefit of primarily two members ( Germany and France). You pay the full membership fee, but other members pay less than you, and enjoy better benefits. You are just seen as a cash cow. People try to explain to you that you are being taken for a financial ride, but you steadfastly remain in the club, because you mistakenly think that being " one of the boys "in the club is worthwhile. New members to the club are on the horizon, they can't wait to join as there are rich pickings available ( paid for by you). When these members join, your chair will be moved further away from the Top Table, because frankly, you're only wanted for your money, ok.”
by weslangdon
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 6:19PM
“Correct WilliamWaun, the only way out of a recession is to spend, you can't cut your way out, you try that and you end up in a slump.
Zoomer; I have had excellent treatment from a Romanian Dentist for the last 3 years”
by weslangdon
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 6:18PM
“Correct WilliamWaun, the only way out of a recession is to spend, you can't cut your way out, you try that and you end up in a slump.
Zoomer; I have had excellent treatment from a Romanian Dentist for the last 3 years”
by Zoomer
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 6:08PM
“bennyhill4
Check out the The Guardian, The Telegraph and any other newspaper website. And you will probably come up with a figure of anything from 50,000 to over 100,000 new Bulgarian and Romanian immigrants expected here EVERY YEAR from next January 2014. They only have to be here for 12 months, and as Neathboy234 says, they can claim the same benefits as a fully fledged UK Citizen. I'm an OAP so I don't pay much Tax, but if you're working, perhaps you need to do some overtime. After all, these new immigrants will need schools for their children, healthcare, somewhere to live ( Councils' don't build many houses now, so the new Housing Association flats and houses will get mopped up).
Finally, we'll probably have to import more Doctors and Nurses to look after them.”
by williamwaun
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 5:53PM
“I know this country is millions in debt, but we should borrow billions more to get us out of this mess.”
by Neathboy234
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 5:29PM
“Zoomer the fact is that as part of the EU we have to pay the same benefits to all 27 countries(soon to be 28) that we pay to ourselves, and i don't have a problem with that. When your part of a club you have to obey the rules.
PS can i have a lend of your crystal ball to do the lottery this week, you seem to have a really good one for looking into the future lol lol”
by bennyhill4
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 5:27PM
“zoomer, are you nigel farage in disguise, because you spout the same rubbish as he does without ant facts to back them up”
by Zoomer
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 4:51PM
“Neathboy234
Next year, we face a veritable invasion of immigrants from the Balkans. I doubt very much if many of the immigrants will be Doctors and Nurses. The chances are that most of them will be unskilled, take any job (legitimate or not re: minimum wage) sleep 4 to a rented room, and pay little or no Tax. They will wait until they can officially claim residency, then get housing, benefits, child benefits for children back home, which they may or may not have, enjoy NHS care and start paving the way for relatives to come over.
As a UK taxpayer, does that scenario seem ok to you ?”
by Neathboy234
Tuesday, March 12 2013, 3:50PM
“williamwaun less tax that's not going to happen. With zero growth and an overspend in excess of £100 billion a year it's going to be a very very long time before taxes come down”